The American actor, producer and musician, winner of the Oscar, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA, Robert Downey Jr., promised to sue anyone who dares to recreate his image using artificial intelligence without permission. The Guardian reports this.
“I would like to state here that I intend to sue all future leaders only at my request.” – said the artist during the podcast On With Kara Swisher.
When asked if the actor would likely be dead at that point, he responded: “But my law firm will still be very active.”
At the same time, Downey Jr. is confident that the company behind the creation of films about the Marvel universe will never try to recreate it on the screen without his permission.
“Going back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m not worried about my character’s soul being stolen because there are three or four guys and girls who make all the decisions anyway, and they would never do that to me, without me or not.” . – the actor emphasized.
The publication notes that in 2019, Robert Downey Jr. invested in FootPrint Coalition, which seeks to use robotics and artificial intelligence to reduce the human carbon footprint. He is also on the board of directors of an organization that uses artificial intelligence to strengthen cybersecurity.
At the same time, he stated that the world of AI and deepfakes is not something he usually thinks about “because it has a real emotional life that happens and there is no place for that.”
As reported EADailyDowney Jr. won his only Oscar this year for his supporting role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
